blueteamnovel Chapter 124 Punishment
Chapter 124 Punishment
Chapter 124 Punishment
After Wen Wan finished speaking, she ignored Chu Xuan and walked toward Wu Jiang's corpse with a limp.
A moment later, she let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"Ahhh! My Purple Heart Cleansing Lotus Root!"
Holding the shattered remains of the Purple Heart Cleansing Lotus Root, she cried out in anguish, "It's over! It's over! I've lost so much this time! My Purple Heart Cleansing Lotus Root, my Blazing Flame Divine Talisman Sword, all gone!"
Chu Xuan asked in surprise, "Senior Sister Wen, are you referring to that flying sword from earlier?"
Chu Xuan saw it clearly just now: a small red sword shot out directly from the poisonous miasma and killed Wu Jiang.
"Flying sword? That's not a flying sword, it's a Blazing Flame Divine Talisman Sword forged by Li Huo Peak, capable of unleashing the full power of a Gang Jin expert. Mine is a defective product, its power is weaker."
"This is something I traded my entire fortune for to save my life. I thought getting the Marrow Cleansing Lotus would make up for my losses. Now it's all gone! What a huge loss!" she said with a mournful face.
She would only earn 500 contribution points upon completing this mission. Even with the extra income from gathering herbs and other side hustles along the way, as well as the corpse of the Bone Salamander, she would only receive 1,000 contribution points in total.
Even though the Blazing Divine Sword is a defective product, it is still worth two thousand contribution points.
"At least I'm still alive," Chu Xuan said.
"That's true."
Wen Wan thought about Su Ge's experience and suddenly felt a little fortunate.
Compared to Su Yan, she was already very lucky.
Chu Xuan continued, "Moreover, the Marrow Cleansing Lotus Root may not be gone."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Wen Wan looked at him with a surprised expression.
Chu Xuan didn't speak, but instead dived directly into the water beneath where the seven-petaled purple lotus was growing. A moment later, he emerged from the water with a purple lotus root in his hand, also in three sections!
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Wen Wan's eyes widened in disbelief. "How did you know there was a Purple Heart Marrow Cleansing Lotus root down there?"
"Just a guess!"
Chu Xuan said calmly.
He had sensed something was off from Su Yan's expression earlier, and the Purple Heart Marrow Cleansing Lotus Root that Su Yan took out was clearly broken and not a complete one.
"That bastard Su Yan deserved to die!"
Wen Wan cursed angrily, realizing exactly what was going on.
There are six sections of purple lotus root with marrow-cleansing properties, but with only four people, it's more than enough to share!
You should know that the Purple Heart Marrow Cleansing Lotus Root only has the effect of transforming one's roots and bones once; using it more will have no effect. But this bastard deliberately took out one, clearly intending to keep the other one for himself.
Too unkind!
Chu Xuan broke off a piece of Purple Heart Marrow Cleansing Lotus Root and gave it to Wen Wan: "Thank you for your help, Senior Sister. Consider this piece of Purple Heart Marrow Cleansing Lotus Root as my thanks."
"Hehe, that's so embarrassing—"
Although Wen Wan said this, her face lit up with joy. She quickly snatched the piece of purple lotus root, as if afraid that Chu Xuan would change his mind.
Now that they have obtained the Seven-Leaf Purple Heart Lotus, their mission can be considered complete.
Afterwards, Wen Wan began to heal her wounds, while Chu Xuan began to deal with the corpse of the Bone Salamander.
The Bone Salamander is a top-tier Tier 3 beast, its entire body a treasure, even its blood has great uses, but unfortunately it has long since drained away.
Moreover, they couldn't possibly carry such a large, skeletal salamander away; they could only select the most valuable parts, such as its shell, venom glands, and spinal cord.
As for the remaining flesh and blood, it can only be discarded.
The next morning, Wen Wan had almost fully recovered, and the two immediately returned to the sect.
Xuan Yang Sect, outer sect.
Chu Xuan and his companion were quite the show-offs on their journey, attracting the attention of countless outer disciples.
Nothing more than the two of them each carrying a large package.
In particular, the skeleton armor of the withered skeletal salamander was too large to be contained within the enclosure, with most of it sticking out.
Those who know them understand they're on a mission; those who don't might think they're going to rob someone.
At the entrance of the mission hall, the disciple in charge of receiving guests paced back and forth anxiously, like an ant on a hot pan.
"This is the last batch! The last batch! Please, please don't let anything go wrong—"
He muttered to himself, and when he looked up, he saw Chu Xuan and Wen Wan walking towards him carrying two packages.
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He recognized Wen Wan at a glance and immediately ran up to her, saying, "Senior Sister Wen, you're back! Did you get the Seven-Leaf Purple Heart Lotus?"
"Isn't that obvious?"
Wen Wan said irritably, "What did we come back for if we didn't get the Seven-Leaf Purple Heart Lotus?"
"Very good!"
The outer disciple shouted with excitement, almost bursting into tears of joy.
Wen Wan asked with a puzzled look, "What happened? The Seven-Leaf Purple Heart Lotus isn't that hard to find. Didn't several groups go looking for it? None of them have returned?"
The outer disciple said with a mournful face, "Don't even mention it! There were nine groups of people who went to search for the Seven-Leaf Purple Heart Lotus this time. You are the last group. The previous eight groups either didn't find it because the place where the Seven-Leaf Purple Heart Lotus originally grew had withered, or they were ambushed on the way."
"Aoki-mine is furious! If you can't find it either, we're all doomed."
After saying that, he eagerly welcomed Chu Xuan and his companion inside. When he saw the Seven-Leaf Purple Heart Lotus that Chu Xuan and his companion took out, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, Senior Sister Wen, why are only the two of you back? Where are Senior Brother Wu and Senior Brother Su?" a disciple from the Mission Hall asked in surprise.
Upon hearing this, Wen Wan's pretty face immediately filled with anger: "What's wrong with your Mission Hall? Such an important mission, and you actually sent a newbie who just broke through to the Transformation Realm with us! Do you know that you almost caused our entire team to be wiped out!"
"What? That serious? Could it be that you've also encountered members of the Blood God Cult?"
The disciples of the Mission Hall were startled.
Wen Wan snorted coldly, gritting her teeth, and said, "We didn't encounter any members of the Blood God Cult, because that bastard Wu Jiang is one of them!"
"What? This—how is this possible?"
The disciples of the Mission Hall looked on in disbelief.
Wen Wan sneered, "Do you think I would lie to you about something like this? Whether Wu Jiang is a member of the Blood God Sect or not, the sect can definitely find out! And—"
She patted the package Chu Xuan was carrying and sneered, "See what this is? The overlord of the third-tier alien beasts, the Bone Salamander! Isn't that thrilling?"
"Such an important mission, and you actually sent a rookie with us, causing me to lose a Blazing Divine Sword! I'm telling you, this is all due to your poor decision-making, and you have to compensate me!"
The disciple from the Mission Hall said with a forced smile, "Senior Sister Wen, please calm down. I will definitely report this matter truthfully and give you a satisfactory explanation."
"That's more like it! Hurry up and settle the task, I'm very busy!" Wen Wan snorted.
After an incense stick had burned, the two of them received 1,000 contribution points each and left the mission hall satisfied.
Originally, each person was allotted 500 contribution points, but now that Wu Jiang and Su Yan are dead, the contribution points naturally belong to them.
Once they were far away from the mission hall, Wen Wan immediately smiled and said, "Junior Brother Chu, how was my performance just now?"
"Thank you, senior sister."
Chu Xuan cupped his hands in greeting.
Wen Wan's words in the mission hall were naturally pre-arranged by the two of them, with the aim of minimizing Chu Xuan's presence and even making him a hindrance!
In that case, someone will be in trouble!
"By the way, Junior Brother Chu, who is targeting you?" Wen Wan asked.
Chu Xuan did not hide anything: "Zhao Qianyang, the outer sect steward."
"Zhao Qianyang? That old dog—that scheming fellow!" Wen Wan suddenly realized.
As a disciple on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, Wen Wan is not yet an inner disciple, but she still has a great chance. Now that she has obtained the Marrow Cleansing Lotus, if her aptitude can be improved by another level, she will almost certainly enter the Gang Jin realm and become an inner disciple.
Therefore, there is no need to show too much reverence to Zhao Qianyang, an outer sect steward with the Gang Jin skill.
Upon learning that Zhao Qianyang was eyeing Chu Xuan's position as manager of the Beast Park, Wen Wan gloated, "That old guy actually dared to set his sights on you; he's doomed sooner or later!"
"Senior sister, I'm only at the Transformation Realm!" Chu Xuan said helplessly.
"I know!"
Wen Wan replied matter-of-factly, "So what if I've reached the Transformation Realm? Wu Jiang was practically at the Gang Realm level, and you still almost killed him."
"You killed him!"
Chu Xuan corrected him.
"Alright, alright, it's all the same," Wen Wan said nonchalantly. "Junior brother, we've been through thick and thin together! How about we go pull off another heist in a few days?"
"We'll see! I probably won't be going on any missions anytime soon."
Chu Xuan said something, then bid her farewell and left.
Wen Wan stared in the direction Chu Xuan had left, speechless, and pursed her lips.
Kid, you're pretty arrogant, aren't you?!
Am I not pretty enough, or not big enough? How can you be so disgusted?!
the other side.
Zhao Qianyang soon learned at his residence that Chu Xuan had returned from his mission.
"What? Wu Jiang is actually a member of the Blood God Cult? Su Yan is dead, Wu Jiang is dead, but that kid came back alive? What makes him so special?" Zhao Qianyang was shocked.
Zhao Mingxu said with a grim expression, "I heard that Wen Wan once exchanged for a Blazing Flame Divine Talisman Sword, and it was by using the Blazing Flame Divine Talisman Sword that Wu Jiang was killed, allowing that kid to escape with his life as well."
"It's not that simple!"
Zhao Qianyang shook his head with a solemn expression.
If Chu Xuan was lucky and escaped with his life at the Hundred Beasts Garden, that would be understandable.
Qin Yang went to intercept and kill Chu Xuan, but Qin Yang died, and Chu Xuan narrowly escaped death again!
But this time, was it another stroke of luck?
In this world, how many lucky breaks are there?
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"There's something fishy about this kid!"
Zhao Qianyang's face darkened. "You're probably right! This kid has been hiding his strength all along! Qin Yang's death, and even your brother Yu's death, are all connected to him!"
"What?"
Zhao Mingxu was startled. "Father, Qin Yang is ranked number one hundred on the Fengyun Ranking. How long has Chu Xuan been a disciple? How could he possibly kill Qin Yang?"
If that's the case, then Chu Xuan is definitely a martial arts genius. As long as he doesn't die young, entering the inner sect is a sure thing!
Offending such a person means that once he enters the inner circle, the father and son will be finished.
Zhao Qianyang sneered, "I only said it was related to him, not that it was him. Are you going to chicken out like that?!"
Zhao Mingxu breathed a sigh of relief.
Before he could even finish exhaling, Zhao Qianyang said quietly, "Regardless of whether it's him or not, this brat must be eliminated as soon as possible! It seems I'll have to take action myself!"
Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard.
"Zhao Qianyang, come out and see me!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianyang's expression changed slightly, and he dared not delay, so he quickly went outside the courtyard.
Suddenly, a man of about thirty years old, dressed in a long blue robe embroidered with the word "Blue Wood," appeared outside the courtyard gate.
A young man with the words "..." on his name.
Not far away, a group of outer disciples looked at the young man with envy.
The clothes he was wearing were the insignia of an inner disciple of Qingmu Peak.
Upon seeing the visitor, Zhao Qianyang immediately put on a warm smile: "Junior Brother Song, what brings you to my humble abode? What an honor! Please come in—"
"No need!"
Junior Brother Song spoke indifferently, his tone cold and aloof, "I'm here on Master Su's orders to deliver a message to you. Master Su wants you to immediately go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range and slay a fourth-tier exotic beast, Crimson Flame Thunder!"
Zhao Qianyang's face turned deathly pale instantly, and his lips trembled as he said, "Junior Brother Song, the Crimson Flame Thunder is the overlord among fourth-tier beasts. I—I'm only at the minor stage of Qi cultivation, how could I possibly kill it? I beg you, Junior Brother, to plead for me—"
Junior Brother Song said calmly, "You should know what you've done! Master Su wants you to leave immediately. If you can't kill him, you'll die out there!"
After saying that, he ignored Zhao Qianyang's ashen face and turned to leave.
The disciples watching from outside were in an uproar.
"Heavens! What has Deacon Zhao done to enrage Elder Su so much?"
"Crimson Flame Thunder is a top-tier fourth-tier beast, comparable to a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the罡劲 (Gang Jin) realm! Sending Deacon Zhao, who is only at the Lesser Perfection of the罡劲 realm, to kill Crimson Flame Thunder is tantamount to sending him to his death!"
"You guys don't know yet, do you? I've heard—"
Hearing the discussions outside, Zhao Qianyang's face turned pale and then red.
"Father, Father—"
Zhao Mingxu cried out in a panic, "Father, I can't live without you! What will I do without you?!"
"What do you mean 'gone'? I'm not dead yet!" Zhao Qianyang roared. "Come on, let's go inside and talk!"
After saying that, he pulled Zhao Mingxu into the house.
Half an hour later, Zhao Qianyang walked out of the courtyard carrying a package on his back and a long spear in his hand, heading straight for the other side of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.
Not long after Chu Xuan returned to the Hundred Beasts Garden, he heard the news that Zhao Qianyang had been ordered to hunt down Crimson Flame Thunder.
Aoki Mine's efficiency was truly beyond his expectations.
This is naturally a good thing for him.
At least we're safe for now!
Crimson Flame Thunder is not so easy to kill. Even a master of the Great Perfection of Qi might not be able to defeat it, let alone Zhao Qianyang, who is only at the Lesser Perfection of Qi.
Whether Zhao Qianyang can come back is still uncertain!
Even if he manages to come back, by then he'll probably have already reached the Gang Jin stage!
After reporting to Tong Hao, Chu Xuan returned to his residence and began to take stock of his harvest.
The biggest gain this time was naturally the two sections of Purple Heart Cleansing Lotus Root! One section was kept for personal use, while the other could be sold.
He learned from Wen Wan that a section of the Marrow Cleansing Lotus Root could be exchanged for 3,000 contribution points within the sect.
However, this value is far underestimated.
If you put it up for auction, you can get at least a thousand more contribution points, and if you're lucky, it might even double!
Therefore, Chu Xuan did not exchange for it in the mission hall, but planned to give it to Liu Chengzhi to auction at Wanbaolou.
Next is the material for the Bone-Bone Salamander. He and Wen Wan each got half, which meant they each received about a thousand contribution points.
The rest were miscellaneous items, all of which were spiritual herbs he had collected along the way, as well as materials from other exotic beasts and corpses he had looted, totaling about four hundred contribution points.
Chu Xuan roughly calculated that he had earned at least 7,000 contribution points from this mission!
This is an instant way to get rich!
This doesn't even include the essence value he harvested.
I gained over two thousand essence points on this trip.
[Energy Value: 3476/5000]
【Two Elements Stance - Perfected (43561/50000)】
【Bajiquan - Perfection (39586/50000)】
After turning off the panel, he calculated that at this rate, he would be able to completely master the Two Elements Stance and the Eight Extremities Fist in less than a month.
The essence points can no longer be used.
"The most urgent task is to find the method for cultivating internal energy!"
Once Bajiquan is perfected, it comes to an end.
Chu Xuan pondered whether to exchange it at the Zangfa Pavilion or buy it at Wanbaolou.
The Wanbaolou Cultivation Techniques are naturally not as numerous as those in the Zangfage, but if one were to exchange them at the Zangfage, people would inevitably find out and might even become targets. Chu Xuan doesn't want to expose himself yet.
In the end, Chu Xuan decided to deal with this batch of materials first.
The next morning, before Chu Xuan could even go to find Liu Chengzhi, Liu Chengzhi, having heard the news, came to visit him.